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#C4E109

#c4e109 ≈ Pear

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c4e109 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 88.24% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.89% cyan, 0% magenta, 96% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 68.06°, with 92.31% saturation and 45.88% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 2.38.

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Relative luminance0.6561

Complementary

  1. #c4e109
  2. #2609e1

Split complementary

  1. #c4e109
  2. #0958e1
  3. #9209e1

Analogous

  1. #e19209
  2. #c4e109
  3. #58e109

Triadic

  1. #c4e109
  2. #09c4e1
  3. #e109c4

Tetradic

  1. #c4e109
  2. #09e126
  3. #2609e1
  4. #e109c4

Square

  1. #c4e109
  2. #09e192
  3. #2609e1
  4. #e10958

Monochromatic

  1. #444e03
  2. #849706
  3. #c4e109
  4. #dff73f
  5. #ebfa89

Shades

#c4e109 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c4e109
  2. #b0cb08
  3. #9db407
  4. #899e06
  5. #768705
  6. #627105
  7. #4e5a04
  8. #3b4403
  9. #272d02
  10. #141701
  11. #000000

Tints

#c4e109 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c4e109
  2. #cae422
  3. #d0e73a
  4. #d6ea53
  5. #dced6b
  6. #e2f084
  7. #e7f39d
  8. #edf6b5
  9. #f3f9ce
  10. #f9fce6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c4e109 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c4e109
  2. #bdd715
  3. #b6ce21
  4. #b0c42d
  5. #a9ba39
  6. #a2b145
  7. #9ba750
  8. #949d5c
  9. #8e9368
  10. #878a74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ced9a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f1d400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd42f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1d4bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0d900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #deda25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ccd998 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c4e109 {
  color: #c4e109;
}
Background
.bg-c4e109 {
  background-color: #c4e109;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c4e109 {
  border: 2px solid #c4e109;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c4e109;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 225 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 68 92% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c4e109 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4e109, #58e109);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c4e109 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 225 9 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 2.38 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.89 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.56 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.59 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.76 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 8.16 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.31 #3b1ef6 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Pear
#c4e109  rgb(196, 225, 9)  hsl(68, 92%, 46%)  Pear
#2609e1  rgb(38, 9, 225)  hsl(248, 92%, 46%)  Blue
#09c4e1  rgb(9, 196, 225)  hsl(188, 92%, 46%)  Sky Blue
#e109c4  rgb(225, 9, 196)  hsl(308, 92%, 46%)  Shocking Pink